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[drumstick diva]

looks delicious

 

[microchick]

That does look delicious.

Still that bacon is mighty tempting.

Little angel on my right shoulder says....eat healthy! The little devil on my left shoulder says....but it's BACON...go ahead. What will it hurt once. Little Angel says, Don't listen to the devil. You don't want to clog your arteries up any worse than they are. Little devil socks the little angel with a brick at that point.....

 

[drumstick diva]

Never cared for bacon too salty

 

[pennyJo1960]

Oh we love the bacon here arteries and be damned oh did I say that Yup

 

[perchie.girl]

That does look delicious.

Still that bacon is mighty tempting.

Little angel on my right shoulder says....eat healthy! The little devil on my left shoulder says....but it's BACON...go ahead. What will it hurt once. Little Angel says, Don't listen to the devil. You don't want to clog your arteries up any worse than they are. Little devil socks the little angel with a brick at that point.....

Pork fat Rules.... LOL.

deb

 

[microchick]

Ya....I remember pork steak, fried until the fat is crispy and has an almost sweetish flavor to it. Always made me understand the saying 'sweet fat of the hog!'

We spent a couple of hours outside today. Beautiful weather kind of reminiscent of last December which started mild and sunny and then went down hill and stayed there before Christmas. We pulled a 12 foot trunk that we had dropped a couple of weeks ago that was dead standing up to the barn so DH could chain it. Figured we may as well get a head start on cleaning up the dead fall that we have.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Just keeping the trash burner going here did the work yesterdays and lived through it

 

[trumpeting_angel]

I’ve been out a lot, skiing, PT, and Christmas shopping. Poor chickens. Unless I spread something on the snow, they won’t walk on it. My hay disappeared so I’ve been using peat moss.

Mostly, though, I shovel the deck and they hang out there. I put pure sand on it if it’s icy, which they eat, of course. I’ve begun referring to it as the “poop deck.”

Lately, though, they just get out in the morning and late afternoon. They get to eat their “hot cereal” (warm mash - their feed with flax seed added). They like it but have begun to complain about not getting enough scratch! Which I already adulterated with feed, flaxseed, cracked eggshells, and oyster shell. I think they are starting to catch on, though.

We have a long winter starting and I want them to be able and willing to come outside. Thus, deck shoveling, peat moss, and some coaxing with hot cereal and scratch. I roofed the run to keep it usable but now it’s pretty dark. I hope I can have them out a little bit most days, and an hour or two on good days. Seems healthier!

#chickentraining

 

[drumstick diva]

I like shoveling snow in the dark, so peaceful you can hear the flakes fall. By the street light it's looks likes diamonds.

 

[Alaskan]

I like shoveling snow in the dark, so peaceful you can hear the flakes fall. By the street light it's looks likes diamonds.

Good for you! Looking at the good stuff!